Throughout the year, expert Studio School instructors present classes and workshops in painting, drawing, printmaking and design for students of all levels. Students work with industry-standard equipment and materials, such as professional painting and drawing easels, lighting and an etching printmaking press.
Learn more about the instructors' backgrounds and teaching approaches here.
Questions about a multi-week class? Tuition for multi-week courses does not include materials. When signing up for a class, all students agree to abide by the policies set forth in the Student Handbook.
FALL SESSION
Eight-week classes | Sept. 25-Nov. 19
Four-week classes | Session 1 | Oct. 1-Oct. 22
Interested in more than just 2-D? See our full class and workshop list here.
Eight-Week Class | Bad At Drawing Animals!
- Date 6-8:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Sept.27-Nov. 15
- Cost $225
- Location The Studios | Flex Studio
- Instructor / Presenter Isa Rodriguez
- Age Requirements 18+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Registration extended to September 26!
No experience necessary! Everyone can draw and artist Isa Rodriguez is here to show you how. Their creative crash course will make you believe in yourself and your imagination again.
Repeat after me: I can draw. I will have fun drawing animals. Land animals, sea animals, party animals, stuffed animals, Animal the Muppet, the fluffy animals that live in my house or the scary creatures that live in my head, or even Creepy Dave’s capybaras. Join us to draw your inner animal out.
• Download your syllabus and materials list here.
• If one class is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is November 29.
Open Studio time is included with registration. Open Studio allows currently enrolled students to work on their projects in Oklahoma Contemporary’s studios outside of class meetings. Availability varies weekly and times are posted outside each studio.
Four-Week Class | Printmaking: Woodcuts and Zines
- Date 10:30-1 p.m., Sundays, Oct. 1-Oct. 22
- Cost $150
- Location The Studios | Flex Studio
- Instructor / Presenter Wesley Zach Kramer
- Age Requirements 16+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Registration ends September 27.
Work with printmaker Wesley Kramer to carve and print woodcuts. Wesley’s work combines woodcuts into interactive zines and he’s going to teach you how to make both. No experience necessary.
• Download your syllabus and materials list here.
• If one class is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is October 29.
Open Studio time is included with registration. Open Studio allows currently enrolled students to work on their projects in Oklahoma Contemporary’s studios outside of class meetings. Availability varies weekly and times are posted outside each studio.
Eight-Week Class | Drawing Fundamentals
- Date 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturdays, Sept. 30-Nov. 18
- Cost $225
- Location The Studios | Flex Studio
- Instructor / Presenter Chris Brizzard
- Age Requirements 16+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Registration extended to September 27!
Beginners welcome! No experience necessary.
Artist and instructor and Chris Brizzard believes that anyone can learn to draw if they are taught the correct way. Join this fun and supportive class to learn basic drawing principles, such as shape, proportion, blocking in forms and depicting light and shadow. If you start the class not knowing how to draw, you will end the class drawing from life! Chris is represented by 1515 Lincoln Gallery in Oklahoma City.
• Download your syllabus and materials list here.
• If one class is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is December 2.
Open Studio time is included with registration. Open Studio allows currently enrolled students to work on their projects in Oklahoma Contemporary’s studios outside of class meetings. Availability varies weekly, and times are posted outside each studio.
Eight-Week Class | Watercolor Fundamentals
- Date 6-8:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Sept.27-Nov. 15
- Cost $225
- Location Main Building | In Honor of Bryan and Kendall Hall Studio Two
- Instructor / Presenter Jenny Elton
- Age Requirements 16+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
SOLD OUT! Please join our waitlist
Beginners welcome! No experience necessary.
Learn watercolor composition, materials and techniques. Never picked up a brush? This is the class for you. Dabbled in watercolor? This is the class for you, too — it provides a solid foundation and a fun environment to grow and experiment. Class format includes demonstrations, work time and supportive group critiques where you can ask questions and learn from your fellow classmates.
• Download your syllabus and materials list here.
• If one class is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is November 29.
Open Studio time is included with registration. Open Studio allows currently enrolled students to work on their projects in Oklahoma Contemporary’s studios outside of class meetings. Availability varies weekly, and times are posted outside each studio.
